About

Known credits:
11
Birthday:
1942-10-13
Place of birth:
Alma-Ata, USSR (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
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Francheska Yarbusova

Overview

Francheska Alfredovna Yarbusova (Russian: Франче́ска Альфре́довна Я́рбусова; born 13 October 1942), often credited as F. Yarbusova, is a Russian artist and the wife and collaborator of Yuri Norstein. Her father was Alfred L. Yarbus, a scientist famous for understanding how eye movements help us explore images.

Born in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union, Yarbusova received a degree in film animation from VGIK in 1967, after which she began working for Soyuzmultfilm in the roles of art director or artist. She debuted as art director in the film A Little Locomotive from Romashkovo, directed by Vladimir Degtyaryov, in 1967. She did also work on other films such as A White Skin and Plasticine Hedgehog, but is primarily known for her work as the art director and artist in the films of Yuri Norstein, beginning with The Battle of Kerzhenets in 1971.

She is currently working with her husband on an adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's Overcoat.

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Known for

Acting
2021 The Animators Who've Spent 40 Years on a Single Film Actor N/A
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2019 Yuriy Norshteyn: Making the Overcoat Actor Herself N/A
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Art
2017 The Films of Yuri Norstein Art Art Direction N/A
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1979 Tale of Tales Art Art Direction 62
Fair
1975 Hedgehog in the Fog Art Art Direction 63
Fair
1974 The Heron and the Crane Art Art Direction 59
Average
1973 The Fox and the Hare Art Art Direction 59
Average
1966 Go There, Don't Know Where Art Background Designer N/A
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The Overcoat Art Art Direction 59
Average

Visual Effects
1971 The Battle of Kerzhenets Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
The Overcoat Visual Effects Animation N/A
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